Surreal. The Hollywood Reporter announces that Merriam-Webster has declared Surreal the word of the year for 2016. The word of the year is chosen by year-over-year growth and spikes in look-ups of words to determine the winner. Surreal is defined as "marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream" or "unbelievable, fantastic." Runners-up for word of the year include "bigly" and "deplorable."
Oxford's word of the year was "Post-truth," while Dictionary.com's was "Xenophobia."
Anyone want to start taking bets on what the word of the year will be for 2017?
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